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Title: | Host Response to Development of Sports Tourism in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan |
Authors: | Yorgancı, İlkay Kamaletdinova, Guliia Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Tourism |
Keywords: | Tourism Sports and Tourism--Economic Aspects Sports--Travel--Tourism Hospitality industry--Sports--Tatarstan Sports Tourism Sporting Mega-event Kazan Republic of Tatarstan FIFA World Cup Universiade Russian Federation Residents Perception Economic Impacts Social Impacts |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ) |
Citation: | Kamaletdinova, Guliia. (2019). Host Response to Development of Sports Tourism in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Tourism, Famagusta: North Cyprus. |
Abstract: | Sports tourism as one of the fastest developing segments of the tourism industry has the potential to bring noticeable social, economic and environmental impacts to the hosting destinations. This thesis examined the percieved impacts of sports tourism and mega-sports events on the residents of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan. The study used a qualitative approach to achieve a detailed study of the research area. The data for this research was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 32 residents who were selected through purposeful sampling and interviewed in detail. Data was analysed through thematic analysis. The analysis of the host response to sports tourism in Kazan showed that the locals believed that there were both positive and negative impacts of sports tourism and mega sporting events in the area. Further, the results show that even though there were negative impacts of tourism, the host communities’ overall perception of the impacts of tourism were more positive that negative. Thus, the local community believed that positive impacts were greater than negative impacts. The main conclusion drawn is that, since the host population believed that sports tourism development brought more benefits than costs to the community, then they were in support of the further development of sports tourism in their community. Social exchange theory has established the theoretical basis for many studies looking at the host’s response to tourism as was the case in this study.
Keywords: Sports Tourism, Sporting Mega-event, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, FIFA World Cup, Universiade, Russian Federation, Residents Perception, Economic Impacts, Social Impacts ÖZ:
Turizmin en hızlı gelişen kesimlerinden biri olan spor turizminin ev sahibi ülkelere
gözle görülür bir şekilde sosyal, ekonomik ve çevresel bakımdan etki etme potansiyeli
vardır. Bu tezde spor turizminin ve büyük etkinliklerin Tataristan Cumhuriyeti’nde
bulunan Kazan’ın sakinleri üzerindeki etkileri incelemektedir. Bu tezde araştırma alanı
üzerine nitel araştırma yapılmaktadır. Araştırma için veriler amaçlı örnekleme
kullanılarak seçilen 32 Kazan sakini ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler sayesinde
toplanmıştır. Bu veriler tematik analiz kullanılarak incelenmiştir.
Kazan sakinleri ile gerçekleştirilen görüşmeler yerlilerin bölgedeki spor turizminin ve
büyük etkinliklerin bölgeye hem olumlu hem de olumsuz etki ettiğini düşündüğünü
göstermektedir. Aynı zamanda yerel halkın turizmin etkisini olumsuzluktan fazla
olumluluk olarak değerlendirdiği görülmektedir.
Araştırmadan çıkan ana sonuç, yerli halkın spor turizmini zararlıdan çok yararlı olarak
gördüğü için spor turizminin daha da çok gelişimesini desteklemeleridir. Yerli halkın
turizme olan bakış açısını ölçen birçok çalışmada olduğu gibi bu araştırmada da sosyal
değişim teorisi, teorik altyapı olarak kullanılmıştır
Anahtar Kelimeler: Spor Turizmi, Büyük Etkinlikler, Tataristan Cumhuriyeti, FİFA
Dünya Kupası, Universiade, Rus Federasyonu, Bölge Sakinlerinin Algısı, Ekonomik
Etkiler, Sosyal Etkiler |
Description: | Master of Science in Tourism Management. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Tourism, 2019. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. İlkay Yorgancı. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11129/5293 |
Appears in Collections: | Theses (Master's and Ph.D) – Tourism
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